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e 275~ 1 8 ~ ~ /"I o. . CO ~ ~ o:::t e I . 1 e , ~ i " I II :: " :: d :! Ii I ~ II 'I I ,I Ii I II 9 II " il I I ! e II I' " -I: I, 'I II :1 il II I :! i Ii II !' I ARE~ORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE - RE: O~MR~.STO~E FO~ VAR~~NCE; IMPROVEMENT PETITIONS; STREET WAS SUBMITT~D: AND READ~AS'FOLLOWS~ CONTROLLER AT 6TH AND HIGH STREET; REQUEST PURCHASE OF PROPERTY AT 2400 UNIVERSITY ;' " , - , "A MEETING OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COM~ITTEE WAS HELD ON JANUARY 9, ~953 W~TH THE F:OLLOWI NG PRE'SENT:', COUNCI LMEN CRUMBAKER, KOPPE, GODLOVE AND SI EGENTHALER; AND CI TY MANAGER. I. 'THE PROPOSAL Of MR. R. H. BALDOCK, STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER TO INSTALL A 1033 FULL- ACTUATED VOLUME-DENsITY-TYPE CONTROLLER AT 6TH AND HIGH STREET WAS STUDIED. HIGHW~~ ENGIN~ER~ ADVISE THAT THIS IS A NEW TYPE OF CONTROLtER WHICH WOULD APPORTION THE AVAIL- ABLE TIME, WITH A,MAXIMUM OF EFFICIENCY, TO ACCOMMODAT~ ~IGHVOLUMES OF TR~FFIC WITH A, MINIMUM OF CONGESTIO~. THE INSTALLATION OF THIS CONTROLLER INCLUDES MAGNETI~ CONTROLS WHtREIN THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC REGULATES THE CYCLE, ANO MORE TIME WOULD BE GIVEN TO THE EARLY MORNING TRAFFIC COMING IN FROM NORTH OF THE FERRY STREET BRIDGE, AND LESS TIME WHEN THE TRAFFIC IS NOT SO HEAVY~ AN INSTALLATION SIMILAR TO THIS WAS MADE O~ DECEMBE~ 15TH AT'THE: NEW OVERPASS I N SALEM AND ACCORDI NG TO HI GHWAY ENGI NEERS, IS OPERATI NG' VERY EFFICIENTLY. THE COST OF THIS SIGNAL IS ESTIMATED AT $3;500 TO BE SHARED 50-50 BETWEEN STATE AND CI TY. I: " I: II I' :i !I Ii Ii 'i I, Ii I, Ii I; II Ii I: ,I Ii It I IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT ALL INFORMATION POSSIBLE BE OBTAINED ON THIS TYPE OF INSTALLATION PRIOR TO COUNCIL ACTION. 2. THE -REQUEST OF MRS. El'HEL L. STONE FOR A VARI ANCE TO UTI LI ZE THE HOUSE ABUTTI NG HER SERVICE STATION ON THE SOUTH AT THE CORNER OF 11TH AND ~ILYARD STREET- WAS REVIEWED. THE LOT IN QUESTION IS 55 FEET FACING HILYARD STREET AND 85.8 FEET DEEP AND IS NOW OCC,~p'IED'BY A ~ESIDENCE. MRS. STONE WISHES TO UTILIZE THIS l:OT FOR MORE ROOM FOR THE SERVICE STATION IN CONNECTION WITH OFF-STREET PARKING AND FOR THE PARKING OF CARS LEFT AT THE SERVICE STATION FOR SERVICE. THIS LOT IS IN THE R-4, MULTIPLE FAMILY DISTRICT ACROSS fROM THE SACRED HE-ART HOSPI TAL 'AND I_S A RATHER CONGESTED AREA RELATI VE TO PARKI NG AND TRAfFIC. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT 'THE COUNCIL GRANT A VARIANCE TO MRS. STONE ON THE BASIS OF HER REQUEST TO UTILIZE THIS LOT IN CONNECTION WITH HER SERVICE STATI'ON AND FOR PARKI'NG PURPOSES. 3., THE FOLLOWING IMPROVEMENT PETITIONS WERE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL: OPENING ELINOR fROM MASONIC CEMETERY TO 27TH - 83.30% REQUESTING IMPROVEMENT. PAVING MADISON FROM 13TH 'AVE. W. TO FAIRGROUNDS - 79.6% REQUESTING IMPROVEMENT. 4. IN CONNECTION WITH THE PETITION FOR THE PAVING OF 28TH AVENUE FROM UNIVERSITY TO EMERALD STREET,I r WAS SUGGESTE'D THAT PROPERTY OWNERS BE CONTACTED ON 28TH AVENUE FROM UNIVERSITY TO HILYARD STREET TO SEE IF THEY WOULD DESIRE TO HAVE THE PAVING EXTEND CLEAR THROUGH FROM HILYARD TO EMERALD. IT WAS ALSO BROUGHT OUT THAT THE A~UTi'NG PROPERTY ON 3HE SOUTH OF 28TH BETWEEN BAKER AND EMERALD WAS OUTSIDE Of THE CITY LIMITS AND THAT THE PROPERTY'OWNERS (LAURELWOODGOLF COURSE) SHOULD BE CON'TACTED IN CONNECTION WITH, THEIR ASSESSMENT FOR THIS STREET IMPROVEMENT. 5., THE C'ITY MANAGER ADVISED THAT S. A. ,TYLER OWNS THE HOUSE AND LOT AT 2400 UNIVERSITY STREET. THIS LOT IS 50 FEET FACING UNIV~RSITY AND 215 FEET DEE~ LYING IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF UNIVERSITY PARK AND IN THE MIDDLE OF 24TH AVENUE B€TWEEN UNI~ERSIJY AND HARRIS. MR. AND MRS. TYLER ARE PUTTING THIS PROPERTY UP FOR SALE AT A PRICE OF $6,250.00 AND WISH TO RETAIN OCCUPANCY UNTIL JULY I, 1953. INASMUCH A~ THIS IS NEEDED RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE OPENING OF 24TH AVENUE, ONE OF THE APPROVED CROSS-TOWN STREETS, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT I THE EITY ACQUIRE THIS PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY AT THE ABOVE PRICE. IN,REVIEWrNG AND APPRAISING THIS PROPERTY, IT WAS FELT THAT'THIS PRICE WAS REASONA'~LE AND -THAT THE CITY WOULD BE VERY WISE IN PURCHASING THIS RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE OPENING OF 24TH AVENUE EAST." IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY MANAGER BE ADOPTED AND THAT THE CITY COOPERATE WITH THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT IN THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW TYPE TRAFFIC CONTROL LIGHT AT 6TH'AND HIGH STREETS. MOTION CARRIED. WI TH RESPECT TO' I TEM NUMBER 5, I T WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THA,T THE TYLER PROPERTY BE PURCHASED FOR $6,250.00' WITH THE OCCUPANT TO RETAIN POSSESSION UNTIL JULY 1,1953. ROLLCALL VOTE. MOTION CARRIED. IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE BALANCE or THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE BE ADOPTED.' MOTION CARRIED. REPORTS OF,BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS A REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ApPEALS - RE: REQUESTS Of REV. HAWLEY AND MRS. C. M. REESE WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: ~